topic Re: Export shapefiles table to .bdf file and.mdb without losing FID field name. in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/export-shapefiles-table-to-bdf-file-and-mdb/m-p/235162#M18242 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Shapefiles <STRONG>start</STRONG> in dBase (.dbf) format, so there's no need to export at all.</P><P></P><P>The FID column in shapefiles is not real.&nbsp; Even if you <STRONG>do</STRONG> create a table with a "FID" column, it will be renamed because that identifier is reserved.&nbsp; I'm not an expert in the Access implementation, but I assume the OID is much the same.</P><P></P><P>Since you cannot control the naming (or sequencing) of FID or OID, I recommend you ignore their existance, and only use key columns that you have created.</P><P></P><P>- V</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:55:28 GMT VinceAngelo 2015-04-24T17:55:28Z Export shapefiles table to .bdf file and.mdb without losing FID field name. https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/export-shapefiles-table-to-bdf-file-and-mdb/m-p/235161#M18241 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello everyone,</P><P>How can I export the attribute table of a number of shapefiles to dbf and mdb without renaming the FID field name to OID. And how can I perform this task in batch mode? Can anyone help me?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:45:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/export-shapefiles-table-to-bdf-file-and-mdb/m-p/235161#M18241 DimitriosKasabalis 2015-04-24T17:45:36Z Re: Export shapefiles table to .bdf file and.mdb without losing FID field name. https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/export-shapefiles-table-to-bdf-file-and-mdb/m-p/235162#M18242 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Shapefiles <STRONG>start</STRONG> in dBase (.dbf) format, so there's no need to export at all.</P><P></P><P>The FID column in shapefiles is not real.&nbsp; Even if you <STRONG>do</STRONG> create a table with a "FID" column, it will be renamed because that identifier is reserved.&nbsp; I'm not an expert in the Access implementation, but I assume the OID is much the same.</P><P></P><P>Since you cannot control the naming (or sequencing) of FID or OID, I recommend you ignore their existance, and only use key columns that you have created.</P><P></P><P>- V</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:55:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/export-shapefiles-table-to-bdf-file-and-mdb/m-p/235162#M18242 VinceAngelo 2015-04-24T17:55:28Z